The Rebel Cashunter

So as we wait on the eve of Hurricane Irene, I figured I would keep you up to speed as to what is going on at this moment in our little universe that we call CASHUNT!  As you might remember that in our last blog that we had been approached by several suiters for us to design and coordinate their marriage proposals using our game..   I'll be the first to say I was totally skeptical when it came to this uncharted ground, but after coordinating a couple of proposals all I can say after both girls screamed "YES!!!"  it was a  Piece-Of-Cake :)  This for some reason landed on or lap without even thinking about designing this sort of thing, now that we got the hang of it and we are being challenged with each "proposal call" we get..  I think we may just have stumbled onto a new venture..stay tuned:)       The next thing that I wanted to mention are two big changes that will be taking place asap.  First will be our annual championship.  Th...

I know it has been a long time since I last posted but as always this time of year it get's really crazy..so I guess that's a good thing!  A lot has transpired since we last posted we won a Certificate of Excellence Award from Tripadvisor which is pretty cool :) Also we are about to launch our home game version of Cashunt into the market which we have been working on for sometime (packaging etc).  Now for the strangest part of what has entered our universe..."marriage proposals"?!?!  Yes, and we are pretty shocked about the turn out.  The funny thing we never offered this service..but a couple of people called and asked us if we can help them propose..and then all of the sudden the phones started ringing with the same request.   Sometimes I feel as if I was Will Smith in the movie Hitch..LOL! So I guess it's a good thing and something new to add in our arsenal ...I just hope no one says NO on the proposal..that would suck.  One thing in business I have alwa...

We figured we would add two new seasonal games to our library this year and those games are geared specifically for Mother's and Father's Day.  We would see in the past years how families wanted to get together on those holidays to play the Boston Mad Dash.  So we figured why not create two games for families for those two specific days.  So we went and created "The MomdasH" and "The DadasH", these two games are completely designed towards the guest of honor.  With these games clients can submit certain information about either their mom or dad and we create a game around them.  The games were announced last week and already our MomdasH for mother's day on May 7th is Sold Out! For more information on these two games and availability give us a call!

One of the most viewed pages on our website is the championship page.  This is where cashunt teams can view where they rank with all the other teams for a possible shot to our annual championship.  What we have always listed were the top 100 teams of the year but we are going to cut it to the top 50, this is simply because of the page load time.  The other thing we are changing is the championship date itself, we would always host the championship game the following year in the month of April.  This was due because the season always ends in the winter and you can't expect to play a championship in the snow :) So as of this season all Championship games will be hosted in the Fall in the months of either October/November, by changing the date we keep the championship in the current season. www.cashunt.com

There are times that I might speak to a potential client and one of their top questions are..."What sets you apart from other companies that offer scavenger hunt competitions?"  Great question!  I can't tell you all how many times in 11 years I had to answer that question..and honestly I am never tired of it.  The answer is pretty simple great price, great experience, and great promotions..with that said I think we stand above the other competitors because I don't think they would drop their price to offer the same thing.  Most of our competition is double the price from what we offer, and 1/4 of what we offer  Now we can clearly charge the amount our competitors do...but why should we? The old saying goes "if it's not broke..."  We love to hear when people are inquiring about our games and ask "so everything that you mentioned is in one packaged game at that  price?"  Our answer..absolutely! At the end of the day it's about the client and ...

So after really trying to design and redesign the Boston Mad Dash Deluxe so it would make a worthy sequel to the original BMD, it was time to give it a go on 2/19.  We started off at Harvard Square in Cambridge, Ma and had all the teams ready for what was going to be a fun and most importantly unexpected experience.  The challenges that were set forth were place perfectly throughout the city and fell perfectly onto this new game pallet . At the end of the event we regrouped at the Hard Rock Cafe at Faneuil Hall, and the response was fantastic!...WHEW!  There is nothing more nerve racking during the launch of a new game then awaiting the review.  In the end.. the reviews were brilliant and that is always the most satisfying aspect to a new game.  Deluxe presents a longer and more wide spread game then it's original, at the end of the day bigger is not always better but better is bigger. Keep in mind Deluxe is only for private game not public, but the original ...

Hello Cashunters, This update is all about the team pictures and videos our clients receive from their game.  As always clients receive all their photos and videos from their game where they can download them for Free throughout the whole season.  Being that we are using a 3rd party site in order to host all those files/folders, it has come to our attention that there is good chance of it crashing unless we maintain and trim out the weight from time to time.  With that said, all team files will be available for download  for a three month time period from the time of your game.  If you still want a copy of your event's media files after that time period we can send them to you on a DVD for a small fee.  If you have any questions please feel free and you can speak to a game coordinator by calling 866-276-4733. Thanks! The Cashunt Team

So what is going to make these competitions so "special".  Well right now we are working with a third party to promote the Boston Mad Dash for a one time discounted event through their company.  What makes it special is that again it will be discounted and will be open to the public.  The only catch is, that you must register as a team of a minimum of 4 to play and we will not be providing cameras for these 3 dates you must bring your own.  There will be only 3 dates for this type of event and we are looking for a big turn out on each (spring, summer, and fall). For people that have played The Boston Mad Dash before it will not be the same game there will be 4 challenges instead of 6 but the will be fun and wacky as all our games are.  We will announce what those 4 challenges soon as well releasing the dates and the company we have joined forces with to promote these "special" events.  We are also looking to announce "special" competitions in Chicago, New ...

After retiring The Bachelor Dash a few years ago we decided to reinstate the game.  The reason is pretty simple for 2 reasons one: The typical Bachelor party is becoming a thing of the past and people are looking for alternatives and two: we got a lot of calls last year if we have a bachelor version to the Bridal Dash.  So after hosting several games for bachelors last year we figured why not reinstate the game all together.  Naturally one of out anchor games "The Bridal Dash" always grabs attention and continues with it's own popularity year after year amongst the Bachlorette market but we have nothing for the guys.  We never believed that there was a market out there so we decided to pull it but as of last year we were mistaken and we found out indeed there is market out there.       So the Bachelor Dash will be the complete flip side of the Bridal Dash where the game will consist of 6 challenges customized around the groom.  Bachelor D...

                                                    HAPPY NEW YEAR CASHUNTERS!! So first it's an amazing feeling to announce that we have started with out 11the season of Cashunt!  We set a couple of weeks to rest and then we are back in full throttle!  We started our season last week in (a snow storm to say the least) after trying to convince our players "that it's not a good idea to play in the snow"...they were not having it..LOL  We have had "diehard" players in the past..but this would be up there as a bit extreme, but in the end with the snow and all they had a fantastic time:)  So as always we will keep you up to date with the small changes we have made as well as the typical that we do every year (updated ...

Pretty exciting news for us over here at Cashunt, we have be selected to be a guest blogger on Virgin.com!  It is a honor to be selected by such a world wide brand such as Virgin to write certain aspects of business that we would think would help and most importantly inspire members of the public.  The postings that we will write for Virgin will apear first on their site and then we will have a direct link from the Cashunt blog site to theirs.  Our first posting should be submited sometime within the week and we will give you more information as to when it's released to the public.

As always this time of year we always have great promotions when it comes to the upcoming season!  So this Holiday Season we will be offering a 10 player package Boston Mad Dash Game for any date in the upcoming year for simply $300 that is a $50 savings from the retail price of $350.  A normal ticket price for a Boston Mad Dash Scavenger Hunt competition is $35pp but with this special promotion the ticket price will be $30pp.  When you purchase your gift certificate it would be a good idea to let us know a date you have in mind especially if it is a weekend... If you don't, no worries you can let us know at a later time (we would suggest a month prior to the date your looking at)  for more information about this promotion you can speak to a game coordinator and we will give you all the details.  This promotion ends 12/31/10.

For a few years now several people from out of state asked us if we offer "take home games" for those that do not live in the Cashunt cities being Boston, Chicago and NYC.  We have thought about it over and over again and the answer is that we will be offereing a condensed version of our live game into a "take home game" that anyone can host.  There will be 2 versions of it one that will be a very general version of the game and another will be designed for certain cities around the country and some international cities such as London, Montreal, etc.  The price point has not been determined as of yet but it will be a more affordable version from our live games but again a much smaller redesigned game that will be easier to put together. Games such as the Bridal Dash, Birthday Dashunt, Haunted, Holiday Hijinks, Hide N' Seek, etc will not be converted to home games..  The Cashunt Home Game will be available starting 1st Quarter of '11.

As we do every year we introduce a couple of new games for our library and retire some old ones.  There will be 5 news games that will be included in the 11th Season of Cashunt. Two that we can announce right now will be The Singles Dashunt and The Boston Mad Dash DELUXE.  The ever popular Boston Mad Dash will continue to be offered to the public, but in Deluxe it will be a much bigger game with a bigger playing field (a big chunk of Boston) new challenges and one hour longer (3hrgame).  So if you have played the original and want a new challenge I think Deluxe will be perfect.  We tested the new version out in October and the reviews have been great..so we honestly do not see anything we need to tweak on Deluxe as ready to go on 3/1/11.    The other game we would like to announce that will be available starting 2/12/11 will be "The Singles Dashunt"  this game will be offered once a month and will be geared to singles.  We just felt with speed d...